MSYS2 Alternatives for Mac

MSYS2 is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MSYS2 and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MSYS2 are Alacritty, BusyBox, Shellngn and Tempest - SSH and SFTP client.

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MSYS2 alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MSYS2.
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MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

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MSYS2 alternatives page was last updated Apr 5, 2024
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  1. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerShell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
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    PowerShell doesn't provide all tools offered msys2+mingw.

    Negative comment •Jul 20, 2020
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    • PowerShell is the most popular Mac alternative to MSYS2.

    • PowerShell is Free and Open SourceMSYS2 is also Free and Open Source
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    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    76 Alacritty alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Alacritty Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  GPU Support
    3.  Optimal performance
    4.  No input delay
    5.  Portable
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    BusyBox

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    BusyBox is a single binary that provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android, FreeBSD and others. It was specifically created for embedded operating systems with very limited resources.

    8 BusyBox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    BusyBox Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Shellngn

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    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Shellngn Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Telnet client
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  SSH
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    • Shellngn is the most popular Web-based alternative to MSYS2.

    • Shellngn is Freemium and ProprietaryMSYS2 is Free and Open Source
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    Tempest - SSH and SFTP client

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    Tempest is a free, cross platform, privacy first, SSH client, Local terminal and Kubernetes terminal.

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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Tempest - SSH and SFTP client Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Support for Themes
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Server Monitoring
    7.  SSH
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    csshX

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    csshX is a tool to allow simultaneous control of multiple SSH sessions. It will attempt to create an SSH session to each remote host in separate Terminal.app windows. A master window will also be created. All keyboard input in the master will be sent to all the slave windows.

    32 csshX alternatives
    12 ssh sessions under the control of one master window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac

    csshX Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  SSH
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    RustyBox

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    RustyBox is a free-range, non-GMO fork of BusyBox written entirely in Rust. It includes all your favorite commands like ls, mount, and top, but without a single line of C code! Like BusyBox, rustybox weighs in at just under 1 megabyte and includes all the basic utilities you...

    7 RustyBox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    RustyBox Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable Linux
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